The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a district general hospital in the Cartierville neighbourhood of

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, bordering on Saint-Laurent. It is one of the largest

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s affiliated with the

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, and one of the largest hospitals in Quebec. It is one of only three hospitals in the province with a

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History

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on June 1, 1898, the day of the

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, a group of women founded a small hospital named Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal to care for a dozen ill individuals deemed the "incurables". Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal In 1902, the administration of the hospital was taken over by the Sisters of Providence, and a new building with 375 beds was built on Décarie Boulevard; it was known as Hôpital des Incurables. The building was destroyed by fire in March 1923, and in 1926 a new building 1926 : Nouvel édifice was built on

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in Cartierville, where it still stands today. With the new building, the administration reverted to using the original name, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal. The new hospital was initially focused on the treatment of

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. Considered a

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, it became an important teaching hospital for

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illness. In 1931, Édouard Samson founded the

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department, which eventually became the largest institution for training orthopedic surgeons in the province of Quebec. In 1973, the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal was affiliated with the Université de Montréal as its medical and health-sciences teaching hospital. The Albert-Prévost Institute merged with the hospital to form a centre for psychiatric patients.

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